Cursed with immortality, John Zebedee has resigned himself to spending the rest of eternity alone. Then he discovers an escaped captive in his barn -- the immortal heir to the Elven throne. Ethriel captures...

(Previously published as Heir to the Firstborn: The Crossroads) The Progress has begun.The route is mandated by the deepest lore of Adavar. Following the steps that Axia took at the beginning of time,...

Weeks into the Progress, and with months still to go, Aria and her Companions have left their allies behind as they move into unfamiliar territory. Awaiting them are friends and enemies, long-buried secrets...

Margaret Prentice was brought up to believe in science, not magic. Until the chance discovery of an ancient sword leads to a series of magical attacks on her life and the revelation that the sword is...

When Delan stumbled into the Temple, he wasn't expecting to be welcomed as a Temple servant. He wasn't expecting his only duty to be to serve Lyander, cloistered son of the High Priestess. He wasn't expecting...

Do not seek the Goblin Market. Do not barter with those you find there. And above all, do not taste of the goblin's seed...To save his childhood sweetheart, Conn dares the dangers of the Goblin Market,...

When First Mate Daniel Walker is captured by pirates, things don't go as expected. He expected interrogation, torture, and possibly being made to walk the plank. He didn't expect to be tied up, alone...

Davi is the world's greatest thief. Just ask him, and he will provide hours of tales as proof. So, naturally, when another thief boasts of a plan to rob the temple of Kai the Formless, god of thieves,...

Student-Artificer Elijah Saloman discovers what he thinks could be a lost masterwork of the greatest Artificer ever born. He is determined to make it work, even though he has no idea what it is or what...

At last, it looks like the end may be in sight. Aria has all of her Companions by her side, and the Usurper Mannon has abdicated and sworn his allegiance to her as Heir to the Firstborn. The time has...

Rejoining Mystere in Paris, Douglas and Margaret find that the search for the second sword will not be as easy as they had thought -- Hauteclere is missing, and there is another force competing with them...

The search for the swords brings Douglas and Margaret back to England, where Mystere has hidden the sword Almace -- his own sword. Four months pass with no signs of Mystere, and Douglas and Margaret start...

Months have passed since Mystere left England in search of Joyeuse, leaving Douglas and Margaret behind, safe in behind ancient shields in a manor house in Sussex. Then Douglas is called away for an emergency,...

Four swords imbued with incredible power that can be used to save the world... or destroy it. After a thousand years, the race to find the swords has begun again, setting apprentice-mage Douglas Keith...

Shattered by betrayal and pain, the Companions have separated. Abandoned by the people he thought he could trust, Owyn leaves the safety of Terraces, trying to find a way to save everything before it's...

In ancient times, when the Gods walked the world, the God of the Underworld kidnapped a girl named Persephone. He carried her off to the Realm of the Dead and through trickery, forced her to remain with...

Aven's world is frustratingly simple. He lives far out at sea for reasons that his parents will never discuss with him, telling him only that life on land isn't safe. Then the discovery of a storm-damaged...

Owyn had learned one lesson early – no one wanted him. Then he discovered that he was the Fireborn, and in an instant went from nameless slave to one of the most important people in the world. One of...

Matthias has spent his whole life on the edge of a very small world. The bastard child of a fallen woman, he's known nothing but judgment and hatred from the harsh, religious people of his enclave—except...

Once an exile, Matthias returns to lead his home Enclave and settles into a new life with his beloved Solomon. Struggling with his new role and responsibilities toward the new town of Sanctuary and the...

According to legend, the Others descended upon the human world a thousand years ago, erasing human science and civilization in a flood of fire and magic. After the Others retreated to the mountains, the...

Still reeling from his final encounter with the Elders, Matthias finally reaches the promised safety of Haven. There, he is met with suspicion and accusations, learning too late that the new world he's...

When the Heir to the Firstborn is chosen by the Mother, the lore dictates that they must find their Companions among the tribes, and the first of those shall be Water. But when Aeris, oldest daughter...

When a snowstorm cancels holiday plans, Steven and Nick have to find another way to make the Yuletide merry. Brown paper packages won't be the only things getting tied up... A short story featuring characters...

Award-winning author Elizabeth Schechter takes us to a faraway world where dominance and submission are far more than a bedroom game. Rakesh is one of the most skilled of the Collared, the men and women...

Iras is one of the Collared; she is one of the men and women who live to provide taboo pleasures to the super-soldiers known as the Swords. To win a war, Tyrese created the Swords--men and women faster,...